For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort. CDC chief says this could mean “the end of the road” for antibiotics. Source: The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S. – The Washington Post

At least two million people also fall ill each year, officials found in research that was the first to quantify a growing public health problem. Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Lead to 23,000 Deaths a Year, C.D.C. Finds